Solve : Audio types for website?

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Answer» Our church's website has a multimedia page. We have some sermons posted for listening. It takes 2-4 min. to download to real player. These were created as a .WAV file and then stored on a audio host site. I was told that if they were .MP3 it would make the file smaller and shorten the download time. I converted a file from .WAV to .MP3 and the 50mb file BECAME 72mb. So what is better? .MP3 or .WAV? Here is the page http://theofbc.com/audio.aspxWindows Media Player will play .WAV, so why download Real Player? So, your conversion did not work the way you expected, right? You heard it would reduce file size but you got larger files. I don't know what the general OUTCOME of such conversions should be, but what software did you use for the conversion? Have you experimented with settings in the software which allow you to specifiy settings that affect the file size of the final product? Quote Windows Media Player will play .WAV, so why download Real Player? When someone cliks on the link for the audio file, it will play in whatever player they have as a default on thier computer. I said Real Player only because that is my default player. The issue and the question is the same no matter what the player. Quote ...what software did you use for the conversion? Have you experimented with settings in the software which allow you to specifiy settings that affect the file size of the final product? A freeware called SC Audio Converter. There is not much in the way of settigs. I just assumed by everything that I read that a .MP3 file would be smaller than a .WAV file w/o losing quality. After all, they don't make .WAV CDs. Is there a way to make my files smaller w/o losing quality. These are only Voice no music.Your assumption is incorrect. There are a few variables that determine the size of your MP3 file. 1: Length of track. 2: Sample rate (project rate, bit rate) whatever your program calls it. The first is obvious, the second deals with the compression rate that the MP3 is created with. The rate DIRECTLY affects the quality of sound, and size of file. To adjust the size of the file I would suggest doing three things. 1: Trim the track down some. Get rid of the long periods of nothing that eat up the track time. Super long pauses, lead in time, lead out time (don't remember if that is correct term), and spots that don't make any sense or blunders. I personally use a program called Audacity. It is free and very powerful. Please refer to their site for questions about the software. 2: Adjust the quality. When publishing the audio track you should have an option to change the bit rate of the file. It goes something like this: 128,000Hz 96,000Hz 48,000Hz 44,100Hz and lower, though I would not suggest it, once you start getting that low the quality gets really bad. Most people can not really tell the difference between 128 - 96 but there is a noticeable difference from 96 - 48. The higher the rate the better the quality and the larger your file becomes. 3: OFFER a choice. Sometimes due to web space issues this option is not really a good idea. If space is not an issue try publishing at a high quality like 128 and a lower quality like 48 and allow your visitors the ability to choose what quality of audio they want. I always show next to the file name the size of the file so they can see the difference, something like: Track One HQ [5.41MB] Track One LQ [3.56MB] You may have to play with the file a bit before you are happy with the results, but once you figure it out you just duplicate your settings for every file you publish. Hope this helps.projectplaylist.com offers awsome playlist only problem is they have a link to their own site but if you know simple html you can look for the <a href= commands and disable them,

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Our church's website has a multimedia page. We have some sermons posted for listening. It takes 2-4 min. to download to real player.

These were created as a .WAV file and then stored on a audio host site. I was told that if they were .MP3 it would make the file smaller and shorten the download time.

I converted a file from .WAV to .MP3 and the 50mb file BECAME 72mb. So what is better? .MP3 or .WAV?

Here is the page http://theofbc.com/audio.aspxWindows Media Player will play .WAV, so why download Real Player?

So, your conversion did not work the way you expected, right? You heard it would reduce file size but you got larger files. I don't know what the general OUTCOME of such conversions should be, but what software did you use for the conversion? Have you experimented with settings in the software which allow you to specifiy settings that affect the file size of the final product? Quote

Windows Media Player will play .WAV, so why download Real Player?

When someone cliks on the link for the audio file, it will play in whatever player they have as a default on thier computer. I said Real Player only because that is my default player. The issue and the question is the same no matter what the player.

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...what software did you use for the conversion? Have you experimented with settings in the software which allow you to specifiy settings that affect the file size of the final product?

A freeware called SC Audio Converter. There is not much in the way of settigs. I just assumed by everything that I read that a .MP3 file would be smaller than a .WAV file w/o losing quality. After all, they don't make .WAV CDs.

Is there a way to make my files smaller w/o losing quality. These are only Voice no music.Your assumption is incorrect. There are a few variables that determine the size of your MP3 file.

1: Length of track.
2: Sample rate (project rate, bit rate) whatever your program calls it.

The first is obvious, the second deals with the compression rate that the MP3 is created with. The rate DIRECTLY affects the quality of sound, and size of file. To adjust the size of the file I would suggest doing three things.

1: Trim the track down some.
Get rid of the long periods of nothing that eat up the track time. Super long pauses, lead in time, lead out time (don't remember if that is correct term), and spots that don't make any sense or blunders. I personally use a program called Audacity. It is free and very powerful. Please refer to their site for questions about the software.

2: Adjust the quality.
When publishing the audio track you should have an option to change the bit rate of the file. It goes something like this:

128,000Hz
96,000Hz
48,000Hz
44,100Hz

and lower, though I would not suggest it, once you start getting that low the quality gets really bad. Most people can not really tell the difference between 128 - 96 but there is a noticeable difference from 96 - 48. The higher the rate the better the quality and the larger your file becomes.

3: OFFER a choice.
Sometimes due to web space issues this option is not really a good idea. If space is not an issue try publishing at a high quality like 128 and a lower quality like 48 and allow your visitors the ability to choose what quality of audio they want. I always show next to the file name the size of the file so they can see the difference, something like:

Track One HQ [5.41MB]
Track One LQ [3.56MB]

You may have to play with the file a bit before you are happy with the results, but once you figure it out you just duplicate your settings for every file you publish.

Hope this helps.projectplaylist.com offers awsome playlist only problem is they have a link to their own site but if you know simple html you can look for the <a href= commands and disable them,

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